Medscape

Patient-Reported Outcome Data Enhances Reliability of Adverse Event Assessments in Cancer Care

Providing clinicians with access to patient-reported outcome data improves the inter-rater reliability and consistency of ...
Consumer Reports

Which Brands Have the Best Long-Term Car Reliability?

Consumer Reports’ brand ranking for used cars—focused on the reliability of 5- to 10-year-old models—makes it clear that buyers can reduce their risk of car trouble by concentrating on some brands ...
IEEE

Inter-Rater and Intra-Rater Reliability and Validity of a Parallel Robotic System With Musculoskeletal Model-Based Feedback for Monitoring the Proprioceptive System in Healthy ...

Abstract: Background: Knee proprioception is essential for injury prevention, stability, and performance improvement. Reliable proprioception measurement tools are crucial for accurate assessment and ...
SciELO

Towards a better diagnosis of mouth breathing: validity and reliability of a protocol for assessing the awake breathing pattern in preschool children

Purpose The Awake Breathing Pattern Assessment (ABPA) is a prototypical clinical grid recently designed through an international consensus of Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) to categorize the ...
Frontiers

Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Chinese version of the short orientation–memory–concentration test in people with stroke

Purpose: This study aimed to use three statistical methods to investigate the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Chinese version of the Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test (C-SOMC) ...
Frontiers

Inter- and intra-rater agreement among novices and comparison to an experienced consensus using the Gächter scale for the evaluation of septic joints

Introduction: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the inter-and intra-rater agreement among novice raters, as well as agreement between novice raters and an experienced consensus ...
nlihc.org

Research Identifies Limitations to Reliability of Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tools (SPDATs) Used to Assess Vulnerability of People Experiencing Homelessness

A recent study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Assessing the Reliability of SPDAT Homelessness Vulnerability Tools and the Impact of Assessor Consistency and Changes to Homeless Vulnerability ...
bmjopensem.bmj

Lower extremity functional performance tests and their measurement properties in athletes: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Objective To identify functional performance tests (FPTs) with potential to identify athletes at risk of lower extremity injury (LEI) and assess their measurement properties. Design Systematic review ...
SciELO

Reproducibility of ultrasonography as an assessment tool for abdominal adipose tissue

Abstract The growing demand for practical, accessible, and clinically meaningful diagnostic strategies to assess visceral adiposity has spurred the exploration of alternative methods for evaluating ...
MedPage Today

The Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) Evolution

A literature review has confirmed that the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) is an effective tool for measuring the severity and extent of atopic dermatitis (AD) -- including in patients with more ...
rmdopen.bmj

OMERACT GCA phantom project: validation of a 3D-printed ultrasound training phantom for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

Objective Ultrasonography is crucial for diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA); however, training opportunities are rare. This study tested the reliability of ultrasonography findings and measurements ...